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Jeff Horrigan / Boston Herald:
'Cheap' slide by A-Rod irks Pedroia — NEW YORK - It doesn't take Alex Rodriguez long to make enemies. — The New York Yankees infielder drew the ire of rookie Dustin Pedroia [stats] in the eighth inning of the Red Sox [team stats]' 7-3 win last night at Yankee Stadium by throwing an elbow at him as he slid into second base.
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Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
Moose hunting for answers to problems — Things were looking down for grim-faced Mike Mussina as he departed last night after allowing 10 hits and seven runs in 6 2/3 innings. His record fell to 2-3, and his ERA rose to 6.52. (SHANNON STAPLETON/REUTERS) — NEW YORK — The Moose is a mess.
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New York Times, baseballtoaster.com, The Feeding the Monster Blog and Peter's Red Sox Forever
Dan Shaughnessy / Boston Globe:
Tavarez happy just to pitch in — NEW YORK — Everyone who was watching NESN remembers. Sports Illustrated wrote about it. It'll live forever on the Internet. — You remember . . . Manny Ramírez sitting on the bench in Minnesota, enjoying a Sunday off as the Red Sox played the Twins …
Tony Massarotti / Boston Herald:
Tavarez left Stadium feeling all right — NEW YORK - Julian Tavarez [stats] is not a left-handed pitcher, of course, but at this stage of the 2007 Red Sox [team stats] season, he might as well be. — Sox vs. Yankees: May 23, 2007: — Just ask the New York Yankees.
Mike Puma / New York Post:
SOX HIT MUSSINA EARLY, LATE — That wasn't a "Mooooose" call resonating through Yankee Stadium in the seventh inning last night. It was instead a combination of Red Sox fans saluting Kevin Youkilis with a "Yewwwwk" and disgruntled Yankees fans booing the home team.
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Surviving Grady
T.J. Quinn / NY Daily News:
Giambi is unsafe at any speed — Sorry about steroids, Jason fails test for amphetamines — Jason Giambi failed a Major League Baseball-administered amphetamines test within the last year, which has subjected him to additional drug testing, sources told the Daily News.
Ben Shpigel / New York Times:
Mets Notebook: Delgado Doesn't Know How to Fix His Problem — Carlos Delgado's name was in the starting lineup Tuesday night for the 41st time this season. Not once in the previous 40, Delgado said, had he felt comfortable at the plate. — "It's been 45 days in a row," Delgado said.
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the metropolitans
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Mark Hale / New York Post:
EATING WRIGHT — Since the start of the regular season, David Wright hasn't been on the South Beach Diet or the Beverly Hills Diet. — But thanks to a nutritionist/cook he hired to prepare his meals, Wright's been eating better, and he feels like it's having an impact.
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Hot Foot
Evan Grant / Dallas Morning News:
Loe's woes lead to Rangers' loss — egrant@dallasnews.com — ARLINGTON - In their current position, trailing the AL West like a spun-out stock car, the Rangers can afford precious few mistakes. — Kameron Loe made two of them Tuesday. — That is not a real workable formula.
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Lone Star Ball
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Sports Illustrated:
Baseball Today — Milwaukee at Los Angeles (10:10 p.m. EDT). Chris Capuano and Brad Penny square off. — STARS — Tuesday —Kyle Davies, Braves, gave up one run in eight innings and hit a three-run homer in Atlanta's 8-1 rout of the Mets. —Felipe Lopez, Nationals …
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FishStripes
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John Nadel / Associated Press:
Another third baseman joins Dodgers — LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Dodgers added another third baseman Tuesday, purchasing the contract of switch-hitting Tony Abreu from Triple-A Las Vegas of the Pacific Coast League. — The 22-year-old Abreu arrived at Dodger Stadium some three hours …
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BBTF's Baseball Primer …
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Steve Brisendine / Associated Press:
Kansas City 4, Cleveland 3 — KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Mark Teahen kept the Kansas City Royals going strong and the Cleveland Indians struggling on the road — all by keeping the bat on his shoulder. — With the bases loaded and two out in the seventh, Teahen drew a walk from Aaron Fultz …
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Let's Go Tribe
Barry Svrluga / Washington Post:
Nationals' Lopez Drills Ex-Mates — That Felipe Lopez entered Tuesday night hitting .197 in the month of May bothered him not at all, because, as he said: "I've been in this position before. It's nothing new." That he was playing against the Cincinnati Reds, for whom he was once an all-star …
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Dionisio Soldevila / Associated Press:
Pirates ready to spend more prospecting for Dominican talent — PANTOJA, Dominican Republic — The Pittsburgh Pirates are considering building a new training academy in the Dominican Republic in an effort to attract more of the country's top prospects. — The team's owners …
David Ginsburg / Associated Press:
Defiant Perlozzo defends his performance — BALTIMORE — Orioles manager Sam Perlozzo says he doesn't read the newspaper anymore, has stopped watching sports on TV and doesn't bother listening to the radio. — Yet he's heard enough to know that his performance has come under scrutiny following …
Associated Press:
Reds put Josh Hamilton on disabled list — CINCINNATI (AP) — The Cincinnati Reds recalled third baseman Edwin Encarnacion from Triple-A Louisville on Tuesday and put ailing outfielder Josh Hamilton on the 15-day disabled list. — The 24-year-old Encarnacion took over third base last season …
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